Today was our second day at the Makahika Outdoor Center. We woke up today and had eggs and cereal for breakfast…there’s never a shortage of food here! After we ate, we broke into our teams and talked about leadership skills and traits. Then we got into our hiking clothes and sneakers and the bush walk began. We spent six hours trekking in the New Zealand backcountry (bush). The bush walk was pretty much the Appalachian Trail meets Fern Gully all stuffed into one day. A few of us from our groups ran a mile race uphill (not a good idea). We hiked to the top of a mountain and saw a beautiful view of the country. We took a quick break for lunch by a small stream and enjoyed our smushed sandwiches. As we continued the hike we got in deeper woods and the trail got steeper and more slippery. Most of us ended up on our butts at one point! Then we stopped again and learned some survival techniques on how to make a fire (from Doritos) and how to build shelter. On the way back, we had to cross a stream multiple times so we had to jump over the whole stream or step on the small stepping stones to get across. We finally made it back to the lodge to shower and eat…again. There are rumors that we might be camping in the bush tents tonight. Let’s hope we get our showers in before then! We’re looking forward to tomorrow when we get to go to Palmerston North to shop for a few hours.
Kaleigh
How cool!!!! Sounds like an exhausting but equally amazing day :) Thanks for the post, Kay! Love you!
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